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Day 2 done and blessed!

Day 1 - done and blessed!

Welcome back. I look forward to discussing scripture with you again. Your questions took me deeper into that passage than I had ever gone before.

Well, I have to admit that I've never heard of St. Margaret of Cortona and had no idea their was a patron saint of weight loss! Our faith is awesome; there's always more to learn and love. Here's a link I found. It gives her story, in brief, and has a link at the bottom to the Novena (In case I'm not the only one who's…

Open to any one you choose.

I heard a story about St. Theresa of Avila. I don't remember it exactly, but it went something like this: She would be woken up from sleep by the devil and just laugh, "Oh, it's just you, Satan," and roll over and go back to sleep. I try to remember that story whenever I feel temptations. Next time you pass the mirror and…

I like this. A Lot.

Excellent!

Just yesterday, I read an article about a man who lost 200 pounds. He was on a very tight budget, but found he could feed himself healthily by buying most of his food at the dollar store. Also, yesterday, I read on post here on MFP about Aldi being a great place for reasonably-priced fruits and veggies. If you're not…

I reposted this to my FB account, and it was exactly what a relative needed to hear. She is my nephew's wife. They have 2 children, aged 2 and 1. She is waiting for results from a thyroid biopsy. Please say a prayer for her.

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I'm loving this topic. This one reminds me of: "To forgive is to set the prisoner free, and then to realize that all along the prisoner was me."

This reminded me of another quote from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta: "Be the one."

I use the 97% fat-free Jennie O ground turkey. SInce it's low in fat, you need to add moisture, and since it's a less flavorful meat, you need to use more spices. My favorite way to make it is to mix apple sauce, a drizzle of maple syrup, finely diced onion, salt, pepper and ground rosemary into 20 ounces of ground turkey.…

I have 9 pounds to go. I'm glad that I've been reading forums about other people's experience at this point. The majority (that I've read) have said that the loss really slows down with the last 10 pounds. The last month, my weight has been bouncing around in a two-pound range, but it's not upsetting me, because I've been…

"Joy is a net by which we catch many souls." - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

Congratulations! 6 pounds is a great loss for a month and your attitude will keep you going for the long run. Good things are ahead for you!

Broccomoli.

Congratulations. You look wonderful, and you have an incredible smile.

You look fabulous. And you look happy! Love your smile.

I made this for the first time on Wednesday night. My husband loved it so much that he asked me to make it again on Thursday night. Really easy, low calorie, and VERY filling, and you can adjust the spiciness by adding more or less seasoning: South of the Border Stuffed Chicken Chicken breast, about 4 oz 1/4 cup Old El…

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Consider it a lesson learned. We all have to learn some things the hard way. Now you know. You can lose the weight again and this time you CAN keep it off. Start today, don't beat yourself up.

I would guess it's available in Spanish...

Fruit with a drizzle of honey.

I just started the 33 days to Morning Glory on Sunday. My parish sponsored this and we had nearly 400 English-speaking people at the orientation meeting on Saturday. There was a second orientation for Spanish-speaking parishioners on Sunday with about the same number of people. We will make our consecration on May 30. I…

I hadn't even thought of kettlebells. I really don't know anything about them, but they must be very versatile. Definitely going to research this option. Thank you!

Thank you. I'll look into that option!

We all struggle with this, don't we? I know that my priorities are, unfortunately, way off on way too many days. Mother Theresa used to say that she started each day with an hour of prayer, and if she had an exceptionally busy day, she started it with 2 hours of prayer. What a saint! A friend of mine is a home-schooling…

Ken's Steakhouse Light Northern Italian.